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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Lt. John Montraville and Belcour are in Chichester, where are they en route?

2. What happens to Lucy when she sees Eldridge arrive at the party without Charlotte?

3. Of what does Belcour convince La Rue during their first meeting?

4. How does Charlotte react when she learns of her party thrown by her family?

5. At the end of their first meeting, what has Belcour learned about Charlotte's family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlotte warn John not to abandon her in America?

2. Why is Charlotte's family history important?

3. How does the setting contribute to the tone of the novel?

4. What does La Rue's actions foreshadow about her involvement in Charlotte's life?

5. How does John manipulate Charlotte?

6. What sort of note does Montraville give Charlotte?

7. What internal struggle does John immediately have concerning Charlotte?

8. How does money become an immediate symbol in the novel?

9. How does Charlotte behave foolishly concerning La Rue?

10. What is the importance of Montraville and Belcour having completely opposite moral standards?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Harry Temple's character--or the reader's perception of his character--change at all throughout the novel? If so, how and why? If not, why would the author keep him a static character?

Essay Topic 2

What is the greatest external conflict of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

As John Montraville begs Charlotte's father to kill him, do readers feel sympathy for him?

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